Minutes 1992-08-11 International Committee

HASTINGS ROTARY CLUB

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE

MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD IN THE OFFICES OF BROWN, WEBB, ON TUESDAY 11TH AUGUST 1992 AT 5.15PM.

PRESENT:   Kevin Williams (Convener), Daryl [Darryl] le Claire, Allan Brodie, Royden Walker, Tony Bryan, Neil Donaldson.

PURPOSE OF MEETING:   1.   To note that that the Committee had overall responsibility for the following programmes.

Youth Activities

Rotary Youth leadership (Ryla)
International Youth (Student Exchange)
Australian Matched Student Exchange

Rotary Foundation

Group Study Exchange
Scholarships
Matching Grants and 3H Programme
Alumni

SUB-CONVENERS:   As the Youth Activities are the particular responsibility of the Youth Committee, Daryl le Claire, Royden Walker and Allan Brodie, who are also members of the Youth Committee agreed to look after Youth Programmes.

The Rotary Foundation Programmes also involve the International Committee and Neil Donaldson and Tony Bryan agreed to look after these programmes.

PROGRAMME PLAN:   It was thought that there should be some emphasis on –

1.   Informing Club members generally of the programmes and the criteria involved.
2.   Seeking to involve the Club more in some of the programmes.
3.   Speakers from participants in the various programmes to address Club meetings.

RYLA PROGRAMME:   It was noted that Ryla applications closed on 20th April 1993 and that promotion should take place in February.

The Ryla Course is in the first week of the 1993 holidays. It was noted that the possibility of having a RYLA course in Hawke’ s Bay was  being investigated.

STUDENT EXCHANGE:   1.   There is an obligation to host inwards students if the Club participates in the outward Student Exchange.
2.   The Club presently has an outward student, Karen Wood, in Germany. She regularly corresponds with Daryl le Claire, and Daryl agreed to keep the Club informed accordingly.
3.   This outward student was regarded as balancing the previous inwards student that the Club had hosted from Sweden.
4.   Parents had to fund the costs involved.

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5.   It was noted that there might have been another outward student in the pipeline but has now withdrawn.
6.   Royden was aware of a student wishing to go to Japan but that person was outside the age limitations.
7.   It was agreed that the Committee not actively seek to promote the Student Exchange programme.

AUSTRALIAN MATCHED STUDENT EXCHANGE:
1.   It was noted that the Youth Committee had this particular programme under way with a student already in the pipeline.
2.   The programme is to be looked at again early next year in respect to students to go to Australia during the second and third terms of next year.

SCHOLARSHIPS:   1.   These are not regarded as very cost effective by Rotary Foundation.
2.   The Committee would keep a watching brief only in respect of this programme.

MATCHING GRANTS AND 3H PROGRAMME:   The International Committee would be receiving information on these programmes and following them through if required.

ALUMNI:   It was noted that speakers were available and that the Alumni Group was apparently quite active.

GSE:   1.   The Club’s responsibilities this year included hosting a Ladies Inward Tour from District 9250 covering South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique arriving on the 21st September and leaving on the 27th October.
2.   There was also a Mens Inward Tour from District 1060, Midlands, England arriving on the 19th February 1993 departing on the 2nd April 1993.
3.   We understand that both teams will be arriving and departing from Hawke’s Bay.
4.   The Zimbabwe nominations close on the 31st August.
5.   It was agreed that Neil and Tony would arrange for this information to be put into the Rotary newsletter.
6.   Allan and Tony are to contact prospective applicants known to them.
7.   It was agreed that there should be grater publicity seeking nominations for the next GSE Team.
8.   The Club would have a responsibility to support inward GSE people while they were in Hawke’s Bay but it was not known if billets were required.
9.   It was noted that if the Club sought nominations then the people involved would need to be assisted in pursuing successful selection.

FUTURE ACTIVITIES:   1.   It was agreed that sub-conveners would be responsible for pursuing their particular activities and that meeting of the while committee would only be called as required.

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2.   Sub-Conveners would liaise with the Convener and the Convener would ensure that the Club Directors are informed and the respective programmes properly pursued during the year.
3.   Neil noted that it was hoped that this Committee would be ongoing one in terms of at least half the Committee being prepared to carry on for further terms to ensure that the programmes were better known by the Club members and supported by the Club generally.

CLOSURE:   The meeting closed at 7.00pm.

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